Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is

12.6°C

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Evening (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3			Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	73	102	107	236	289	336	346	285	281	253	222	152	130	123	117	98	94	68	124	171	169	192
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ESE	E	SE	ESE	E	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide				00:21AM1.82m				12:49PM1.90m					1:17AM1.83m				1:42PM1.88m				2:09AM1.85m
Low Tide		6:08PM0.17m				6:29AM0.16m					7:02PM0.16m				7:24AM0.17m				7:53PM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—	—	—	8:19
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	11	11	11	11	14	15	16	16	15	15	16	17	18	19	18	17	16	18	17	16
Feels °C	11	11	9	10	10	11	14	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	17	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 8	NE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	NE 7	NE 7	S 9
kJ	21	37	39	236	289	336	346	285	281	253	222	152	94	91	64	98	94	68	61	171	169	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	NE 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 10	NE 10	SSW 12	SW 12	S 9	S 9	SW 12
kJ	73	102	107	46	26	26	20	20	19	13	8	4	130	123	117	2	4	15	6	58	40	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	SE 11	SSW 8	SE 11	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	ESE 5	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	SW 12	SW 12	S 9
kJ	2	5	6	5	51	27	24	17	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	6	6	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	NNW 3	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	NE 7
kJ	6	10	19	28	—	—	—	—	11	11	21	58	—	—	1	58	54	69	124	—	—	192
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	27	160	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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